The Saigon Paragon is a commercial complex building for shopping centre and offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is located at 3 Nguyễn Lương Bằng Street, Tân Phú Ward, District 7, in the International Commercial & Financial District (Khu Thương mại và Tài chính Quốc tế) of Phú Mỹ Hưng urban area. It was originally established through a collaboration between two corporations, Khaisilk and Thủy Lộc.[1] The tower has 10 floors (the 1st floor is marked as Ground floor) with 2 underground floors. The lower floors (G to 4) are home to various luxury retail stores, while the upper floors (6 to 9) are used for office space. A food court and supermarket are located in the basement, and a Cineplex theatre is located on the 5th floor.[2] In the period of 2011 and 2016, the building was named Parkson Paragon, as Parkson operated the shopping centre of the building and change its name.[3]
| Saigon Paragon | |
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| Former names | Parkson Paragon (2011-2016) |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office, retail |
| Architectural style | Neo-classiccal |
| Location | Block C5, International Commercial & Financial District, Phú Mỹ Hưng urban area |
| Address | 3 Nguyễn Lương Bằng Street, Tân Phú Ward, District 7 |
| Town or city | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Coordinates | 10°43′46.33″N 106°43′17.99″E / 10.7295361°N 106.7216639°E |
| Construction started | July 21, 2005 |
| Completed | Q1/2009 |
| Opened | June 27, 2009 |
| Cost | US$35 million |
| Owner | Paragon Corporation (Khaisilk & Thủy Lộc) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 (+2 underground floors) |
| Floor area | 41,000 m2 (441,320 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Katsuki Katsunori |
| Developer | Paragon Corporation |
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Saigon Paragon - Luxury Shopping Center". www.saigonparagon.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-28.
- ^ "Saigon Paragon - Luxury Shopping Center". www.saigonparagon.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-28.
- ^ "Trung tâm thương mại Parkson Paragon đóng cửa". VnExpress (in Vietnamese). May 16, 2016.
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